A scent-suous Singapore food blog

Just realized my last afternoon tea post was nearly two years ago. Gosh, this will not do! I love checking out afternoon tea places in Singapore; need to catch up on exploring new high tea venues. Anti:dote is a fairly new cocktail bar that opened almost a year ago, just next to the entrance and…

Planning a special thank you for the most important woman in your life? How about a luxurious champagne brunch for your mom at The Knolls, Capella? We experienced Sunday brunch at The Knolls over the weekend, and it was indeed a feast for both the senses and the palate. As The Knolls is a Mediterranean…

Great news for champagne brunch afficionados, here’s another place to add to the list. InterContinental Singapore has started serving champagne brunch every Sunday (11:30am to 3pm), starting 10 November 2013. The Art of Sundays Champagne Brunch is presented at InterContinental’s magnificent Lobby Lounge. Inspired by Peranakan and colonial-style architecture, the expansive and lofty lounge is…

Exquisite Hong Kong-style dimsum has always been a strength of Man Fu Yuan’s, one of Singapore’s most acclaimed fine-dining Cantonese restaurants. Ever since NEA lifted the suspension of the restaurant’s operations after a food poisoning episode last December, Man Fu Yuan has tightened their supervisory regime and hygiene practices. When we visited the restaurant for…

A week before Christmas, hubby and I were invited to the Winter Weekend Afternoon Tea Buffet at Ritz Carlton Hotel. I’ve tried the weekday day afternoon high tea at Chihuly Lounge, but not the weekend version. Instead of traditional 3-tier afternoon tea, the weekend high tea at Chihuly Lounge is buffet-style. Also, they update the…

The short story: Hearty English high tea buffet. Excellent sandwiches, scones, and Guinness beef stew. The long story: This post is way overdue, about 4 months backdated, to be exact. This was in August 2012, when I was in my last trimester, about a month before baby Meredith popped out! Gee. But I have such…

News alert for scone lovers: Check out the afternoon tea at Brasserie Les Saveurs in St. Regis Hotel! They’ve introduced the first dedicated scone bar for afternoon high tea, and it boasts an impressive selection of both sweet and savoury scones.

The BIG day is coming. Free time will be practically a non-existent luxury once Baby 2 arrives. The foodie BFF generously treated us to a leisurely weekday afternoon tea at the former Scotts Lounge, now renamed as 10 Scotts. This is my first time here after refurbishment, and I must say I really like its…